The first thing you notice about the Nubia Alpha is its long, narrow, curved screen, which wraps around your wrist when you wear it. I had a number of curious strangers ask me about it, some who thought it was a house arrest bracelet and others who thought it looked like a watch Batman would …
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Huawei is rapidly ramping up its global shipments of wearables. While Apple is still the biggest seller of wearables globally, the Chinese tech giant shipped 282.2% more wearables in the first quarter than it did a year ago, according to market researcher IDC. In comparison, Apple’s year-on-year growth was 49.5%, IDC said. Huawei’s 10% wearables market share ranks third behind …
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Samsung has prided itself in keeping the headphone jack on its flagship phones, but that may come to an end with its large-screen Galaxy Note 10. The Note 10 won’t include a 3.5mm headphone jack, according to an Android Police report Thursday citing a source “familiar with the company’s plans.” Also going are physical buttons for power and volume, which will be replaced with …
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Goodbye swipes. Starting Friday, you’ll be able to access the New York subway and bus system by scanning your iPhone or Apple Watch. The New York Metro Transportation Authority that day is turning on contactless payments in some subway stations and buses in the city as part of its new OMNY system. You’ll be able to pay for single rides using your …
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We might not be seeing Samsung’s Galaxy Fold until after June, a pair of Korean outlets reported. The Korean electronics company found that addressing the foldable phone’s defects has been slower than expected, anonymous industry sources told Yonhap News and The Korea Herald, even after finding the solutions. Now playing: Watch this: Samsung has Galaxy Fold teardown removed 4:53 The …
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Disney and Pixar are finally getting in on the action of the Galaxy S10 wallpapers. Samsung has collaborated with the brands on official S10 wallpapers that incorporate the hole-punch shape in the middle of the screen where the front-facing camera goes. You can download the new wallpapers for free from your Galaxy S10 phone. Characters draw from movies like Frozen, …
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OnePlus launched its newest phone, the OnePlus 7 Pro, Tuesday. With a 90Hz OLED display and a pop-up selfie camera, the new phone is a massive upgrade from last year’s 6T. It starts out at $670, $80 less than Apple‘s iPhone XR and Samsung’s Galaxy S10E. The OnePlus 7 Pro shows how much the Chinese phone maker can flex its chops and …
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If you’re looking for a flagship phone but don’t want to pay a flagship price, the iPhone XR and Galaxy S10E are two of your best options from Apple and Samsung. Having launched in October 2018, the iPhone XR is the most recent and least expensive iPhone you can get, compared to the $1,000 iPhone XS and $1,100 iPhone XS Max. …
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For a preview of the top-shelf Android phones that’ll arrive in 2020, check out the Arm Cortex-A77 processor design — and the 20% speed boost it should bring to smartphone chips. UK-based Arm designs chips and licenses those designs to companies like Samsung, Qualcomm and MediaTek. Some companies, like Apple, license only the chip instruction set, the interface that software …
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If you’ve ever left your iPhone or Android phone in a car on a hot summer day for an extended amount of time, you likely have experienced a phone that’s overheated. There’s typically a warning message — similar to that shown on the iPhone below — letting you know the phone has all but stopped working because the temperature inside …
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